My Name is Sarah

MY NAME IS SARAH. I am a quilt designer and the sewcial director of Sarah's Sewcial Lounge. I also have a business called Down Right Charming. I sell my quilts mostly on etsy and I make pillowcases to donate to patients in the hospital in memory of my friend Kristen Kirton. I am a young adult living with Down syndrome. I hope you enjoy reading about my life journey.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Sarah...You are so Busted

by Joyce...Very very late last night I was sitting next to the warm fire flipping through the channels on late night television. I was mentally drained from being on the phone all afternoon dealing with our current health insurance crisis, when I heard some noises coming from the kitchen. I assumed it was Matt, the fourteen year old who just can't seem to get enough to eat right now. I called out to him. No response. I called again. No response. So I got out of my chair and walked into the kitchen. And this is what I found...

At first, she tried to pretend she didn't see me. Then I said, "Sarah, you are so busted. I thought you were in bed." "MOM"...she pleaded, trying to hide the container from view.

"Sarah, what are you doing?" "Nothing. Nothing. Nothing." she repeated. Finally, she showed me her container filled with six freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.

Then she dug out a piece of paper from the junk drawer and a marker. Once I saw what she was writing, I knew exactly what she was up to...

She was hiding cookies from her brothers. She wanted to be sure there would be some left in the morning. Smart cookie my Sarah is, pun totally intended:) In those three little words, Don't Touch Sarah, she let the entire house know what she was thinking. As she placed her newly labeled container in the cupboard, I wrapped my arms around her and told her how much I love her. I was bursting with pride and in awe at the same time. This tiny little incident, completely insignificant to most, simply wowed me. It was one of those moments of gratitude, that only a mom in the "Ds club" would understand. And I needed that to put everything else in perspective.

23 comments:

Love it! Sarah - you ARE a smart cookie!!!Another reason I love your blog so much. Moments posted like these. So many of the Ds blogs I follow are about kiddos like mine, much younger, not talking, walking, or writing. So good to see what our smartie pants are capable of.

Ok, so... I've been tearing up over a lot of things these days, and this is one of them! What a great post. Real life. :) She IS a smart cookie. Give Sarah an extra squeeze from all of us blog readers. ;)

Joyce, once again my heart is in my throat, because you give me hope for the future. Just this simple story makes me so happy, because at one time I really didn't realize how much Lily could do and be some day....coming here and reading again and again just shows me how very wrong I was. Love you!

Ha ha ha! How funny and smart is that! She's got her priorities straight! I adore these moments when we verify what we already know- the lights are totally on and shining brightly, mostly a matter of catching them!